Law Society-v-Anthony Quinn
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 3 June 2014. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 21 February 2014 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Anthony Quinn, formerly of 77 Smithstone Crescent, Croy and now of 1 Anton Crescent, Kilsyth; Find the Respondent guilty of Professional Misconduct in respect of his failure to (a) produce practice information for inspection by the Law Society contrary to Rule 6.18.3 of the Law Society of Scotland Practice Rules 2011; and (b) to provide reasonable cooperation to the persons authorised by the Law Society in the conduct of the said inspection contrary to Rule 6.18.17 of the Law Society of Scotland Practice Rules 2011 and (2) his failure (a) to respond timeously, accurately or fully to or to communicate effectively in response to correspondence or statutory notices sent to him by the Council of the Law Society; and (b) to respond promptly and efficiently to correspondence or statutory notices received from the Council of the Law Society in respect of its regulatory function; Censure the Respondent; Direct in terms of Section 53(5) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 that for an aggregate period of five years any practising certificate held or issued to the Respondent shall be subject to such restriction as will limit him to acting as a qualified assistant to such employer as may be approved by the Council of the Law Society of Scotland or the Practising Certificate Sub Committee of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland and thereafter until such time as he satisfies the Tribunal that he is fit to hold a full practising certificate; Find the Respondent liable in the expenses of the Complainers and of the Tribunal including expenses of the Clerk, chargeable on a time and line basis as the same may be taxed by the Auditor of the Court of Session on an agent and client, client paying basis in terms of Chapter Three of the last published Law Society’s Table of Fees for general business with a unit rate of £14.00; and Direct that publicity will be given to this decision and that this publicity should include the name of the Respondent and may but has no need to include the names of anyone other than the Respondent.
Alan McDonald
Vice Chairman